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Two shakes of a lamb's tail

Posted by NealW on January 23, 2004

anyone know the origin of this phrase, as in "I'll be back in two shakes of a lamb's tail"?

thanks

Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail ESC 24/January/04
- Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail Lotg 24/January/04
  - Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail James Briggs 24/January/04
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        Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail Silver Surfer 25/January/04
        
        Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail pdianek 26/January/04
        
        Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail Silver Surfer 26/January/04
        
        Lamb's tail Woody Allan 26/January/04
        
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        Re: Lamb's tail Lotg 29/January/04
        
        Re: Lamb's tail Henry 30/January/04
        
        Very good Lotg 30/January/04
      - Re: Two shakes of a lamb's tail Smokey Stover 25/January/04